Parking will be available in Parking Area P6 (refer to the Upper Campus map), turn in just before the access boom. P6 is atthe extreme right on the map.

The Jam will be happening in Rm 2.03, on the second floor. You can enter from the from or back (Cissy Gool Plaza). If you enter from the front, go up the stairs to your left - the room is to your right.

Please note that "GGJ registration" will close today. We need to make sure we know how many people will be attending before Friday.

"Registering" on the GGJ site means creating a profile on the GGJ site and joining the UCT Jam. The 'registration' referred to for Friday (in the programme, 5PM) is essentially time set aside for those who have registered here to come to UCT, pay their reg fee, set up their systems etc.

The GGJ Diversifier system is a system aimed at diversifying the games as well as providing motivation for experienced game jammers. In a sense, the diversifiers are a free-for-all voluntary list of secondary constraints, that the individual teams can choose to go for, or not, as they please. If they do go for one or more diversifiers, they get to tick off those diversifiers as fulfilled when uploading their game. As stated above, the diversifiers are absolutely voluntary, and no points are given for taking them. If you are a first time team of students, we recommend that you focus primarily on the overall constraint, and only add in extra diversifiers if you feel sure you will have something to hand in on Sunday.

Global Game Jam 2013 Diversifiers

1. Stay Inside The BoxThe whole game takes place in just one screen, no scrolling or changing screens in any way is allowed.

4. I Know What You Did Last Summer Game world is persistent between sessions and changes from one session affect game play on the following ones.

5. Backwards One or more aspects of the game works the opposite as would normally be expected: maybe the controller is reversed (left is right, right is left), maybe you win lives every time you die, maybe it scrolls to the left and your character moonwalks.

6. I’m BoardMake a game that is inspired by, but not a simulation of, a popular board game.

7. The Truth is Out There Some external real world element, such as weather, time of the day, etc, affects gameplay. It MUST affect gameplay and can’t be only a scenario element.

8. No cheating (please)The game system relies on willing player participation to enforce the rules of the game world (e.g., hold your breath, close your eyes, etc.).

9. More the Merrier The game is a competitive or cooperative multiplayer "party game" (i.e., based on minigames, humor, 4+ players, audience engagement, etc.), meant for one screen or more.

10. 10 little pigs The game uses 10 or more buttons or keys for gameplay-related actions (no pause or anything else).

11. Two Are Better Than One The game requires two or more different mobile devices to play.

12. Approved for All AudiencesThe game must not show any violence, not even cartoonish. Stepping on living mushrooms is off the list, as is killing any type of enemies, not even undead, though we know they’re already dead…

13. InclusiveThe game is specifically designed to include people with a given disability.

14. X Marks the SpotThe game involves something location-based, such as a geocache, or requires the player to go to one or more specific geographic locations.

Sponsored Diversifiers

15. Bigger Picture The game touches on a political, environmental or social issue.

16. May the (Web) Force Be with YouThe game runs in a browser with no plugin.

Earlier today we had some serious server performance problems and as a result the website was unreachable for a number of hours. We’ve fixed the immediate issue and are continuing to monitor, but may be becoming inaccessible again for periods of time. Let me personally apologize for this incident. I guess in some ways GGJ became a victim of its own growth and success.

First, we are extending the upload deadlines for everyone. Nobody should be penalized for the site being down, so if you are in Turkey or India and weren’t able to upload, you can still do so through Monday local time.

Second, please upload all your files to these locations in order of preference. After you upload you can edit your game and put in the link to the location of it.

FTP should be first choice. Hithub or repository should be second. Do not use dropbox, because it will stop working once some bandwidth limit has been reached.

Use the GGJ FTP server: Please use our FTP server to do the uploading of the data and executable files. When using the FTP server and creating your own directory (should be your username), please allow up to 5 minutes for the file to appear on the FTP website. Here are the instructions again.

Anonymous FTP

If you find yourself having problems due to the GGJ server being overworked, or very slow, you can use the GGJ anonymous FTP server to upload your compressed file.